Door-check



(No Model.)

L. R. PLANK.

DOOR CHECK. No. 430,682. Patented June 24, 1890.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEVI R. PLANK, OF ASHLAND, OHIO.

DOOR-CHECK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 430,682, dated June 24,1890.

Application filed May 31, 1889. Renewed February 26, 1890- Serial No.341,857. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEVI R. PLANK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Ashland, in the county of Ashland and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Door-Stays; and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichitappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

The special object of the invention is to make a door-stay which shallnot only be selfadjustable, so as to catch the edge of the door as soonas the latter strikes it, but also re versible, so that it may be usedequally well no matter-in what direction the door may open.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a horizontal section showing my inventionapplied; Fig. 2, a perspective view of the door-stay without its base,and Fig. 3 a bottom plan view of the base to show its peculiarconstruction.

In the drawings, A represents the door-stay provided with the curved end0., against which the door strikes and causes the hook at to catch overits edge. It will thus be securely held against a current of air and beeffectually prevented from slamming. On the back of the stay A is formeda neck or projection a which carries on its end the trunnions a a whichare intended to turn in the bearings 19 b of the base B. The latter hasalso a wide transverse slot b and a narrow communicating longitudinalslot 6', the trunnions a a being entered through the former and the necka through the latter; also, the two holes 19 o by means of which thedevice is fastened by screws or otherwise to the wall.

The stay A may be reversed, so as to have its hook over either end ofthe base, and is thus adapted to a door opening in any direction. It isalso self-adjusting, as it automatically catches the door as soon as thelatter strikes its curved end. 1

Having thus described all that is necessary to a full understanding ofmy invention, what I claim as new, and desire to protect by LettersPatent, is

A door-stay formed of two independent and separable pieces A B, the partA having the curved end a, hook end a, and trunnioned neck a and thepart B having the slots 1) b and bearings 11 b whereby the part A may bereversed and the door-stay used with a door turning in any direction, asset forth.

In testimony whereof I affiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LEVI R. PLANK. Witnesses:

SAM. R. J ONES, J. D. J ONES.

